smooth the way
idiom
: to make it easier to reach a conclusion, result, etc.
They smoothed the way for a quick end to the dispute.
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The space agency said its six navigation and tech experiments on the lander can help smooth the way.
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Marcia Dunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
Many banks, investment firms, and independent financial gurus have websites and YouTube channels that can help smooth the way, and of course there are loads of books on the topic.
—Janet Arzt, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Elevating a Polish commander would also smooth the way for a civilian leader from western Europe, ensuring the political balance that would be crucial to European unity in the early stages of post-American security planning.
—Phillips P. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2024
Asked whether the new Labour government here might smooth the way to an IPO in London, Tang demurred once again.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 9 July 2024
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Marcia Dunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
Many banks, investment firms, and independent financial gurus have websites and YouTube channels that can help smooth the way, and of course there are loads of books on the topic.
—Janet Arzt, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Elevating a Polish commander would also smooth the way for a civilian leader from western Europe, ensuring the political balance that would be crucial to European unity in the early stages of post-American security planning.
—Phillips P. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2024
Asked whether the new Labour government here might smooth the way to an IPO in London, Tang demurred once again.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 9 July 2024
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“Smooth the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smooth%20the%20way. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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